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Type of activities
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|  | research only |
| academic, education |
| | policy/planning |
| envir. monitoring |
| | other: |
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Main sectors of research
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marine biology, renewable resources, marine geology, physical oceanography
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Current major projects
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Number of local permanent staff
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scientists :
32
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others :
47
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Indoor surface area (m2) available for
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research :
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teaching :
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others :
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Conference room
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| no |
yes (number of seats : 100 ) |
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Research vessel(s)
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| | less than 12 m in length; number of vessels : |
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| | more than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 1 |
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Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
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37 m length ; hydrographic winches, CTD, ADCP, echosounders, 12 scientifics
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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off-shore oceanographic equipment, analysis laboratories, electron microscopy, biological collections, computing center
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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Specimen collections
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| | yes |
no |
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Brief description :
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marine fishes : from Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean (south & east central), Terra del Fuego, Pacific Ocean (Mexico area) ;
crustacea decapoda : we have two collections, one constituted by species from Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean (southeastern) and Pacific Ocean (Mexico area), and the other is the Zariquiey Collection, constituted by 10,000 species mainly from the Catalan Sea (located in Mediterranean Sea between Catalonia and Balearic Islands) ;
cephalopods : small collection mainly from Mediterranean Sea
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Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
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| | yes |
no |
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Training courses
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| | yes |
no |
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PhD courses on marine science, in cooperation with UPC and Ub universities
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Capacity and brief description of library
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total surface : 210 mē ; total seats : 12 ; serial titles : 1274 ; current titles : 409 ; books : 5266 ;
subjects covered : marine biology and ecology, marine geology, fisheries, physical oceanography
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Type of research institution
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| | governmental, national |
| governmental, local |
| | international |
| academic |
| | private |
| other: |
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CIESM Guide of Marine Research Institutes
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